What does PERFUME mean?

Pronunciation
/pərˈfjum/
Letters
7
Scrabble score
14
Words With Friends score
17
How common
Fairly common

Meaning

noun

  1. a distinctive odor that is pleasant
  2. a toiletry that emits and diffuses a fragrant odor

verb

  1. fill or impregnate with an odor“orange blossoms perfumed the air in the garden”
  2. apply perfume to“She perfumes herself every day”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

perfumes15perfuming17

Anagrams of PERFUME

No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.

Words inside PERFUME

46 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

rupee7free7 mere6 peer6 perm8pure6 reef7 rump8emu5ere3fee6 fer6fur6 pee5 per5ref6 rem5rep5 rue3rum5 ump7ef5em4 er2me4mu4 pe4 re2 um4up4

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Questions

Is PERFUME a valid word in word games?

PERFUME is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is PERFUME worth?

PERFUME is worth 14 points with Scrabble letter values and 17 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from PERFUME?

46 other words, including ME, UP, FREE and PER.